Theme park news: Michael Jackson’s bumper cars, Princess Diana exhibit, Disneyland Halloween fireworks

A roundup of my theme park Twitter updates for the last week:

Hong Kong Disneyland testing a pay version of FastPass dubbed Magic Pass. (Screamscape)

Theme Park Insider’s Top 3 New Rides of 2009: (1) Manta at SeaWorld Orlando, (2) Prowler at Worlds of Fun in Missouri, (3) Diamondback at Kings Island in Ohio.

Mice Age: Disneyland to add Halloween-themed fireworks show this fall.

World of Color fountains at Disney’s California Adventure to respond to cheers, return for encore if crowd loud enough. (Mice Age)

Pix: Princess Diana gown exhibit opens at Downtown Disney in Orlando. (Orlando Sentinel)

Hairline cracks in Cliffhanger force Ghost Town in the Sky in North Carolina to shut down coaster one day after debut. (Screamscape)

Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch bumper cars ride for sale on EBay. Current bid: $46K. (Screamscape)

> Photo: Official artwork for Hollywood Horror Nights 19 at Universal Studios Orlando featuring Chucky, Wolfman and Saw.

Find the latest amusement and theme park news at the Los Angeles Times Funland blog: www.latimes.com/funland. Follow Funland on Twitter and Facebook.

— Brady MacDonald, Los Angeles Times staff writer

Photo credit: Universal Studios Orlando

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